Norma Currie

Norma, bottom, circa 1928, with her siblings

Norma Irene Currie (1926-1930) was a young child born to Alex and Anna Currie who died at age four of diphtheria.

Death

On Friday 16 May 1930, Norma accompanied her mother Anna to Port Arthur so Anna could visit her father George Snook, who was "ill in a Port Arthur hospital."

She died at George's home at 230 South Algoma Street of diptheria, at 08:00 on Wednesday 21 May 1930.

A funderal was held just 2.5 hours later, at 10:30, and then her body was buried at Riverside Cemetry at the family plot.

Obituary

NORMA CURRIE

Norma Irene Currie, four years, two months and twnty-seven days old, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Currie, of North Transcona, Manitoba, died at 8 o'clock this morning, at the home of her grandfather, George Snook, senior, 230 S. Algoma Street, of diptheria. The funeral was held privately at 10.30 o'clock this morning from the chapel, 299 Arthur Street, to Riverside Cemetery. Services were conducted by Rev. D. R. Patterson, of Trinity United Church. The child is survived by her parents; three brothers and two sisters. Mrs. Currie arrived Friday in Port Arthur with her daughter, for the purpose of being with her father, Mr. Snook who has been ill in a Port Arthur hospital.

Sources

Port Arthur News-Chronicle, 21 May 1930, page 3. Obituaries.